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The Great Depression

By LillianJJones

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published
    Autobiography Manifesto by Nazi Adolf Hitler

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    stock market crashes

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    A period of severe dust and storms. came about in 1930 ( made up date so year is shown, there is no specific date)

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    President Roosevelt is elected for the first time

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    Sworn in as Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler ruled.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    Government relief program

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    employed many jobseekers during the depression

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    heavyweight boxing champion

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    started august 1st ended the 16th, was the 10th occurance in the modern olympic games

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    program for anti jews

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    Realist novel written by John Steinbeck

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters in 1939

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    from september first to october 5th, german launches surprise attack on Poland

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    goals made by Franklin D Roosevelt.